Sector: Information Technology
Director information for CERENCE INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Nietzel | Former CFO, CDK Global Inc. | ["Finance and accounting expert with extensive experience in the automotive supplier market.", "financially literate", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Arun Sarin | Former CEO, Vodafone Group Plc. | ["Seasoned global technology and telecommunications executive with significant global management experience."] | ["Nominating & Governance Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Brian Krzanich | President and CEO; President and Chief Executive Officer | 65 | ["Seasoned global public technology organization executive with significant expertise with retail automotive software supply, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.", "Former CEO of Intel Corporation", "Engineering and business executive background", "CEO of CDK Global (2019 - 2022)", "Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from San Jose State University", "Experience in AI and next-generation technologies", "Engineer and business executive", "Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and infrastructure", "Led technology company CDK Global through successful sale"] | [] | 2026 |
| Douglas Davis | Former Senior Vice President, Intel Corp.; Board Member | 64 | ["Extensive knowledge and leadership of technology organizations with strong global strategic planning, research and development and business acquisitions experience in the automotive industry.", "Business/Industry Knowledge", "Financial", "Global/Emerging Markets Experience", "Leadership", "Technology/Innovation", "Various positions at Intel Corporation from 1984 to 2019", "Senior Vice President of Intel\u2019s Automated Driving Group from 2017 to 2019", "Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel\u2019s Internet of Things group from 2015 to 2017", "Director of Oshkosh Corporation since 2021", "Director of Verra Mobility since 2019", "M.B.A. from Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business", "Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico State University", "Strong global strategic planning experience"] | ["Compensation Committee", "Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kristi Ann Matus | Independent Board Chairperson; Chairperson of the Board and Audit Committee Member | 57 | ["Finance and accounting expert with extensive enabled services experience.", "Business/Industry Knowledge", "Financial", "Leadership", "CFO and COO of Buckle Agency LLC (2020 - July 2022)", "Executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners (2014 - 2020)", "Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at athenahealth, Inc. (2014 - 2016)", "Executive Vice President and Head of Governmental Services at Aetna, Inc. (2012 - 2013)", "Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at United Services Automobile Association (2008 - 2012)", "Various financial and operational roles at Thrivent", "financially literate", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Marcy Klevorn | Former CIO, Ford Motor Company and EVP and President, Ford Mobility | 66 | ["Extensive knowledge and leadership of automotive and mobility organizations with significant transformation leadership and corporate governance experience.", "Business/Industry Knowledge", "Leadership", "Technology/Innovation", "35 years at Ford Motor Company", "global Chief Information Officer", "EVP and President of Ford Mobility", "chaired the board of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC", "Chief Transformation Officer of Ford Motor Company", "bachelor\u2019s degree in business from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business", "extensive automotive and mobility industry and transformation expertise", "corporate governance and key leadership skills"] | ["Compensation Committee", "Nominating & Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Marianne Budnik | Chief Marketing Officer, VAST Data; Board Member; Chair | 57 | ["Seasoned technology marketing executive at high growth companies.", "Business/Industry Knowledge", "Global/Emerging Markets Experience", "Leadership", "Technology/Innovation", "Chief Marketing Officer for VAST Data since September 2023", "Chief Marketing Officer at Talon Cyber Security from March 2022 to August 2023", "Chief Marketing Officer at Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. from December 2020 to March 2022", "Chief Marketing Officer for CyberArk Software Ltd. from 2017 to 2020", "Chief Marketing Officer for SimpliVity Corporation from 2014 to 2017", "Chief Marketing Officer for Acme Packet, Inc.", "Chief Marketing Officer for CA Technologies", "Director of F5, Inc. since October 2022", "Director of Schibsted Media Group from 2016 to 2020", "M.B.A. from Boston University Questrom School of Business", "Bachelor\u2019s degree from Babson College", "Experienced in leading transformational marketing initiatives"] | ["Nominating & Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Marion Harris | Former Chairman and CEO; President and CEO; Chair of the Audit Committee | 56 | ["Automotive and financial services executive with significant financial, capital markets, risk management, business development, technology transformation, and global leadership experience.", "Business/Industry Knowledge", "Financial", "Global/Emerging Markets Experience", "Leadership", "Technology/Innovation", "25 years at Ford", "Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company", "led digital transformation program", "Vice President of Ford Mobility", "director of Ford Direct", "B.S. and M.A. in math from Mississippi State University", "extensive automotive and financial services expertise", "experience with capital markets, risk management, business development, technology transformation", "key leadership skills", "financially literate", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Sanjay Jha | former Director | [] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Stefan Ortmanns | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | [] | [] | 2026 |
